How should I manage:

• Asymptomatic mitral valve regurgitation?

• Coughing dog with cardiomegaly and no pulmonary edema?

• Atrial fibrillation in dogs?

• Ventricular tachycardias?

• Asymptomatic dilated cardiomyopathy?

• Diet & Dilated Cardiomyopathy

• Congestive heart failure in cats?

• Congestive heart failure in dogs?

• This dog has a murmur- can i still do anesthesia?

• This cat has a murmur- can i still do anesthesia?

Thoracic radiology in the dog with respiratory distress: heart or lungs

Thoracic radiology in the cat with respiratory distress: heart or lung?

Advanced imaging in dyspneic patients: how, when and why

Respiratory:

• That chronic coughing dog – how to determine whether it’s chronic bronchitis vs airway collapse. 

• The value of non-endoscopic lower airway examination – transtracheal versus endotracheal lavage.

• Using methylxanthine or sympathomimetic bronchodilators in coughing dogs. 

• How to use traditional cough suppressants in coughing dogs? And maybe there are some alternate antitussives that might help as well.

• When to consider surgical intervention or tracheal stenting in airway collapse patients.

• Coughing cats – hairballs, feline asthma or some other respiratory disease? 

• Reducing aeroallergen exposure in feline asthma patients. 

• What are the preferred medical treatment options for asthmatic cats? 

• Long term steroids ??  How to use them effectively and safely in feline asthmatic patients.

• Bronchodilator treatment – is it indicated in asthmatic cats? 

• Are human non-steroidal asthma drugs helpful in feline asthma patients? 

• Should Cyproheptadine or Cerenia be considered in feline asthma patients? 

• Is immunotherapy or stem cell therapy considered when treating asthmatic cats?  

• Treatment considerations in aspiration and bacterial pneumonia patients.

• Which antibiotics are preferred for treatment of bacterial pneumonia when a culture is not available?